Lunar Underwing
Morgan and I have put the moth trap out a couple of times this month. The first night it was pretty windy but we did get 6 moths in the trap.
We also put it out last night, but as there was quite a lot of rain forecast I brought it in at around 10.30pm and there was already a few moths in it. I’m glad I did though as its been pouring down since about 2am and would have been half full of water if I’d left it out.
Rather than give a run down of everything we’ve caught and the photos every day, I think I’ll write a blog post at the end of each month with a round up of the months moth trapping activities, along with a list and photos of all the moths caught. Unless of course you can’t wait and need a daily update, in which case let me know and I’ll see what I can do.
Don’t know what we caught last night yet, I have to wait for Morgan to wake up before I’m allowed to look at them, it’s like Christmas every day! It then takes a while for a newbie like me to identify them, along with some help from people at Back Garden Moths.
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Tags: Moth Trapping, Mothing, Moths
October 6th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
How do you get them to sit still for their photos!
October 6th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
They are surprisibngly co-operative. When I empty the trap in the mornings they just sit there as I empty them into little pots and then I’m able to tip them out on a piece of card later in the day and most of the time they just stay put while I take their photograph.
Having such co-operative subjects certainly makes photographing and identifying them much easier.
Al.
October 7th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Looks as though we should be able to put the trap out tonight. It should at least stay dry with light winds, but it may be a little chilly for most moths.
Hopefully we’ll catch some though.
Al.